We were up at Eric’s parents house this past weekend for a visit. Grandpa Danny was in serious need of visitors, so we humored him and made the drive up. ; ) The kids were excited to see a couple of cousins – Addi and Easton. Avery and Addi discovered that they had the same taste in clothes and babies (they had to share Auntie Kelli’s old and moldy baby that Addi is holding here and at times, it got ugly…kinda like the baby!).

Easton and Dylan had a ton of fun together too.

As usual, they drove the truck and Jeep around until the batteries (and spare batterieS) wore down. Dylan was the only safe driver of the bunch this weekend, so he did most of the driving.

The girlies enjoyed playing with the ugly baby more than doing rough and tumble boy things.

We celebrated Dylan’s birthday a week early for the folk that are unable to attend his birthday party this coming weekend. And at Happy Joes – duh!

Birthday sundae!

Yes Auntie Susan, they turned on the siren for him too. ; )

The fall colors are just starting at Maple Lake it seems. They are nearly done here I think as we arrived home to a good amount of leaves on the ground. This is a tree in front of Gma and Gpa Wikoff’s house.

OH! Its Farmer Plato driving his tractor!

It was 80 degrees and sunny on Sunday afternoon. Not too shabby for October 2nd! So it was a good time to take out the dock, boat lift and pontoon. And to play on the beach.

And drink Gpa Danny’s tea.

And play with the Hobe-ster who was abandoned by his mother for the weekend.

I came upon Dylan giving Easton a neck massage. I taught him that! : ) The neck massage part – not the “give Easton a neck massage” part. Normally this is treatment reserved for moi.

Avery enjoyed doing her own thing on the beach.

These two pictures were her idea. She wanted a picture of her on both slides.

jelly of your weather! turned crap here officially oct 1st. boo! yay re the siren at happy joe’s! i examined those photos carefully–they have whole wheat crust now? they have a brown rice option now at chipotle i discovered yesterday–was pretty good! where is this baby gordy you speak of? in her BELLAH?!?!